rain + cold commute

[Geonz]

You've had good advice, especially the "ride fast" -- honestly, going fast enough to generate heat is what makes most difference for me. I can't do wool (allergies) so I layer up, and when it's the nastiest -- cold *and* wet -- then I make sure I"m wearing the higher-tech stuff. I've got two layers of gloves and duckboots for when it's really wet (but I'm shopping for something better for the feet).
I don't have a "drying cupboard," but I've got a computer under my desk and can drape at least one thign where it will dry without shorting things out... and I'll bring along spares. Makes for lots of laundry, though.

[Cataboo]

I really don't ride much in the rain - but if I do... I just treat rain like I do skiing and mostly wear my ski gear.

I have goretex outer gloves that are waterproof that I wear over liner gloves.

I have neoprene over shoes and waterproof bike shoes - but you might be able to use like paddling socks or neoprene socks for wet.

If it's a drizzle rain, I'll just use softshell pants which will get rid of most of the rain. Rain pants - I like the patagonia spraymaster pants. They're waterproof, stretchy, tapered at the bottoms, and full zip.

Jackets - goretex rain jacket.

Face... I think I have a neoprene like full face mask from serius - I use it skiing and it does get wet from skiing (mostly my breath going out wets it), but it stays warm and protects the face from wind.

You can maybe put the rain jacket hood underneath your helmet to try to keep things dryer at the neck.

I definitely can keep myself dry skiing (even if it's pouring rain while skiing, which has happened a few times)... but typically if I'm out in the rain on the bike it's 'cause it started raining on me and not that I started off biking in the rain... So how well any of this works to keep you dry on a bike, I don't really know.